What to do with a tub of Cool Whip?

About time someone mentioned Jello. My grown children have happy memories of eating fruited Jello with Cool-Whip when they visited their grandmother. They knew I wouldn't ever serve it!

I thank you for this. I'm going to try it in both fat free and regular. Lemon or lime. This is exactly what I've been looking for, to please an older client who insists on a chilly pie in summer. Again, thanks.

My grandkids just LOVE this recipe (and to tell you the truth, so do we) and so I'll make it once or twice a year for family gatherings.

If you are using Cool Whip with a meat meal, you should recheck the ingredients. I think it was reformulated some years ago and now contains dairy products.

Maedl is correct. It contains skim milk as the first ingredient and also light cream further down the list.

Here they are. I made them in glasses. I've been known to eat a peep or two this time of year too. Guilty pleasures (really, no guilt involved) are fun.

If you google "shaving cream easter eggs" you'll find multiple hits. Basically, you're swirling food coloring through shaving cream (or Cool Whip for a (slightly?) less chemical-laden option, if you're concerned about eating the eggs) and then roll the eggs through it.

It was a mess. In the attached photo, the pale blue ones are what I got when I tried to roll the eggs through as directed, the Cool Whip just didn't stick to them at all. Round 2, I still swirled the colors, but then sort-of piled the Cool Whip on top of the eggs with my hands, and let it dry there for a bit, which resulted in the more vibrant purple ones.

I can see how you could get better results with shaving cream though, I think it would stick to the eggs better!

I used to eat it frozen as a kid too!

I totally agree. I was going to say something, but wasn't in the mood to be thrashed. Such iconic foods are fun once in a while. Snobbery does not make anyone an accomplished chef or home cook.

You're right, of course. But in this case, the questioner is a long-time Food52 employee, https://food52.com/users/78236-lindsay-jean-hard

She can take it, or maybe she'll dish it back.

If you ask a question, then you are asking for opinions and advice. Answers don't always have to be enabling. My 'wisdom,' based on having eaten Cool Whip, and having the unpleasant experience of its mouthfeel, chemical taste, and resulting burps tells me to stay away from the stuff. I am not an elitist, but I do want to eat foods that taste good and are worth the calories--and don't detract from other good ingredients. I ate Cool Whip once or twice when it was force-fed in school and college cafeterias and would not encourage anyone to use it, particularly if there are available alternatives.

Sorry, I'm not thrashing anyone. But Cool Whip isn't good food. It has a lot of chemicals in it that are not healthy. Go ahead and spend your money on it if you like it, but Lindsay-Jean asked for advice on what to do with it, and I said what I would do.

I take that back...it may have traces of dairy, I haven't eaten it for so long I didn't remember. But the pie is good!

It does contain dairy. First ingredient is skim milk. It also contains cream. I thought it was non-dairy as well.

I had to walk next door and buy Oreos and cool whip to make this. I giggled at myself the whole time.

I'm intrigued by the rum-dipped cookies. Might even have to try some cool whip to go with them.

PS - I'd just throw it out - it couldn't have cost much and it has no nutritional value, so you're not wasting food.

Because your arteries are just like a toilet. Really?? What a ridiculous experiment!! Total junk science. Stop polluting our kids minds with this nonsense. Just because something is "natural" or "organic" doesn't mean it's bad for your body. The opposite is also true. Mercury, lead and arsenic are natural.